Published in 1991 this novel the first in a series has been described as “Historical fiction with a Moebius twist”.From the Greek for “Alone” it was nixed by parliament in 1649 after being deemed “Unnecessary Burdensome & Dangerous”.From greek for “Chief” & “Sea this word originally referred to the Aegean known for its many island groups.This author first thought of a parrot before choosing another bird “Equally capable of speech”.
Partly because it was a monosyllable this word was chosen as “A noun that conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission”.At his 1892 burial fit for a Baron the organist put music to his words “I hope to see my pilot face to face when i have crost the bar”.Asked to design a new set for a restaging of this 1952 play Alberto Giacometti came up with one scraggly plaster tree.An aria from this opera says “Put on your costume & apply make-up to your face.The brightest star of this constellation is Deneb Algedi or “Kid’s Tail”.At the 1993 Tennessee inaugural ball Paul Simon performed this song his most recent top 40 hit.Times column said the defect of this seemed to be the senator for whom it was named member state outside Europe with Dutch as an official language Bearing the name of an 8th century berber conqueror this strait separates 2 continents.This poison gets its name partly from the Greek for “Dark Blue”.Introduced in 1964 he fell out of favor in changing times & in 1970 was marketed as a “land adventurer”.This Asian nation is the world’s most populous country that lies mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.In 1922 this archaeologist sent a cable saying “at last have made wonderful discovery in valley”.This legendary place has been identified as being in Caerleon Wales & in Winchester England.In 1756 Voltaire wrote that this which had lasted nearly a thousand years was none of the 3 elements in its name.A cemetery on this island has the graves of Robert Fulton & 2 of the first 4 Treasury Secretaries.It was the largest & Westernmost of the 11 Confederate States.The organization these International was founded in 1956 they’re partner-städte in Germany & villes jumelées in France.The 80-mile-wide Mona Passage separates the Dominican Republic from this island.Due to legislative action of 1707 she was officially the last monarch of independent Scotland.The petitioner looks appropriately chastened. “She will have the opportunity, on redirect, to follow up with any questions she wants to ask you.” “You have a very good lawyer,” the judge tells her. Sure enough, the next time the petitioner tries to add an explanation to one of her answers, the court does in fact instruct her to simply answer my question. With the witness and me quibbling like a bunch of teenagers, this is not exactly the image of myself I was hoping to project.Īlthough I heed the judge’s advice, I have to say that asking the court for an instruction is a little bit like going to a parent to tattle on a sibling: You have to be careful not to come across as whiny. This is unseemly and undignified, and I am irritated with myself for having succumbed to the temptation. The judge calls it “badgering.” “If you have a problem with the way the petitioner is testifying,” the judge tells me, “you should take this up through the court.”
The trial team at Temple Law used to call this “spanking” a witness. I also tell her that if I want an explanation for one of my “yes/no” questions, I will ask her for it.
I tell her she should answer the question I ask her, not the question she wants me to ask. This is where the “badgering” comes into play.
She is also very motivated, and seems to feel compelled to explain every answer she gives me. I have asked her a series of leading questions. The witness is the petitioner in a civil protection order case. I have heard of “arguing with a witness” and “harassing a witness.” Until the judge accuses me of “badgering” the witness, however, I didn’t even know there was such a thing – other than on TV, of course. The judge informs me that I am “badgering” the witness. “Badgering” the Witness at a CPO Hearing by Jamison Koehler on June 19, 2015